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M2.4 earthquake 2 km W of Trassem, Germany

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 2 km W of Trassem, Germany on Thu, Feb 6, 2003, 1:45 PM GMT+1 (12:45 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 0 km SW of Cocheren, France. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-02-06 12:45:43 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.580° N, 6.490° E
Region
Germany
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
11

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.30 km SW of Cocheren, France · 8632 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.12 km SSW of Nalbach, Germany · 8620 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.01 km WNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8620 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.21 km SSE of Morsbach, France · 8619 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.51 km SW of Völklingen, Germany · 8619 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.90 km NW of Cocheren, France · 8617 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.33 km NE of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8616 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.02 km NNE of Überherrn, Germany · 8614 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.1Germany · 8608 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.81 km NNW of Hombourg-Haut, France · 8607 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.15 km NNE of Kirschweiler, Germany · 8605 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.71 km SE of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8602 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.21 km NW of Cocheren, France · 8602 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.52 km ENE of Carling, France · 8602 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.91 km WNW of Théding, France · 8602 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.22 km SSE of Höheischweiler, Germany · 8599 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.83 km W of Heusweiler, Germany · 8594 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.72 km E of Carling, France · 8588 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.81 km NW of Cocheren, France · 8586 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 3.01 km NNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8582 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.11 km S of Carling, France · 8581 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 2.70 km WNW of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8654 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.31 km WNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8655 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.22 km WNW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8659 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.51 km NW of Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, France · 8659 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.01 km N of Folkling, France · 8660 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bq3f. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.